Avoca Township was located in
Pottawatomie County,
Oklahoma
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. It should not be confused with Avoca, which was a smaller community inside the township.
Location
Avoca township was located in southeastern Pottawatomie County, with Konawa Municipal Township (and the Seminole County line) to the east, St. Louis Township to the north and the South Canadian River to the south. The western boundary was about two and a half miles west of present-day Asher. The township encompassed about . Post offices in the Avoca Township area included:
Statistics
The following table shows the population grown and then decline of Avoca Township. The population decline beginning in 1920 can be attributed to a growing interest in
Shawnee, OK, in the northern part of the county.
Schools in the township
Schools in the township (and what is known about them) include:
*Asher (c. 1913–present). Asher is and was the only high school developed within the township. See
Asher, Oklahoma.
*Avoca (1892 - ?). Avoca had a small school near what is now the cemetery. See
Avoca, Oklahoma
Avoca was a small town in Avoca Township, located in southeastern Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory. The post office was established in 1894 and closed permanently in 1906.
Avoca Township
Avoca should not be confused with Avoca Townsh ...
*Cook (1892 - aft. 1920). The school, originally one-room, was formed in 1892 and later expanded when a second and larger room was added. At some point between 1910 and 1920, the building was completely refurbished and again enlarged. It is believed this school was located near the Pottawatomie-Seminole county line.
*Gravel Hill School (1903 - ?). This school replaced Lazell School.
*Lazzell (1895–1903). This school, housed in a log cabin, was located two and a half miles east of Asher, near
Chisholm Springs. It began around December 1895 and closed in April 1903 (due to financial shortfalls, there was no school 1899–1900). It was replaced by Gravel Hill School.
*
Sacred Heart. The school had a small enrollment.
References
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Geography of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma